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# Manava Dharmashastra 2.225

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.225

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.225](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.225)

ācāryaś ca pitā caiva mātā bhrātā ca pūrvajaḥ  
nārtenāpy avamantavyā brāhmaṇena viśeṣataḥ //

> The teacher, the father, the mother, and an elder brother must not be treated with disrespect, especially by a Brahmana, though one be grievously offended (by them).  
> — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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## Translations (1)

- [The Laws of Manu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu~en-buhler.2.225) — Georg Bühler 1886, English

## Commentaries (1)

- [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.2.225) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit

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